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LOT 1066
Very Large West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Stepped Cross
CIRCA 2300-2000 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (79 grams, 60 mm).
Square in plan with chevron handle, openwork stepped saltire design.
ProvenanceEx collection of a late London gentleman, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1066
Very Large West Central Asian Bronze Stamp Seal Matrix with Stepped Cross
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Anatolian Yellow Stone Cylinder Seal with Horned Quadruped
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Cylinder with cord and bead handles; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Description of Cylinder Seal of Yellow Stone (?), 31 x 23.5 mm. Standing horned quadruped with plant(?) between splayed legs, before it three figure of human form, the first seated, the other two standing, the first of them holding up a weapon(?), the other a branch(?) ; all three face away from the horned animal , and there is a tree in front of the last of the three. This is a very unusual piece, and the cylinder is irregular as though an existing piece of material had been used without trimming to a regular shape. Most probably second millennium and from Syria or Anatolia. Condition very good.'; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 24.8 grams, 31 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in November 1987. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Parthian Gold Plaque with Engraved Figure
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £845
Rectangular in plan with incised profile figure wearing a knee-length tunic and coiled leggings, a bulbous hat, holding a chalice in one hand; tooling marks to rear edge. 4.26 grams, 32 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK. Private collection, London. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Animal Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled in the round with transverse piercing behind the shoulder. 2.72 grams, 17 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
